The Yale-Tulane-Sacred Heart ESF-8 Planning and Response Network
Vision
The vision is an expanding cadre of trained and experienced ESF-8 medical and public health planners and responders that will improve emergency operational capabilities and better integrate the tiers of private sector and the US government response to domestic and international public health emergencies.
Our Focus
Why has this competency-based training program has chosen ESF-8 as its focus? First, it encompasses the 17 functional content areas comprising the health and medical response to disasters. Second, the term ESF-8 places the critical health and medical functions in the context of a large-scale event that includes other social, economic, and civil aspects.
Mission:
The mission of the Network is to reduce the consequences of disasters and other public health emergencies by improving incident-specific ESF-8 planning and operations and response skills at the local, state, federal, and international levels.Vision
The vision is an expanding cadre of trained and experienced ESF-8 medical and public health planners and responders that will improve emergency operational capabilities and better integrate the tiers of private sector and the US government response to domestic and international public health emergencies.
Our Focus
Why has this competency-based training program has chosen ESF-8 as its focus? First, it encompasses the 17 functional content areas comprising the health and medical response to disasters. Second, the term ESF-8 places the critical health and medical functions in the context of a large-scale event that includes other social, economic, and civil aspects.
